Sunnymeads is a village which has now been swallowed by neighbouring village Wraysbury

Wraysbury

Wraysbury, traditionally spelt Wyrardisbury, is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England. It is located in the very east of the county, in the part that was in Buckinghamshire until 1974...

. Although the two are now considered as one, there are many indications that show that Sunnymeads was once an independent hamlet. These include the Sunnymead Stores, once a post office and off-license (which closed in July 2000 after a series of raids) but now a tanning boutique, and Sunnymeads railway station

Sunnymeads railway station

Sunnymeads railway station is a railway station serving the now defunct village of Sunnymeads in Berkshire, England. The station is located on the line between Windsor and Eton Riverside and London Waterloo. It was built in 1929, and has been un-manned since 1946...

, a little station which still serves the village today. The station is unmanned but tickets and travelcards can be purchased at the ticket machine.

Sunnymeads was one of the favourite destinations for Londoners both during and after the war. Londoners would come and build small shacks on the river. Few of these original houses still exist as they have been demolished and newer, bigger houses have been built in their place.

The name Sunnymeads also lives on in the name of Sunnymeads Masonic Lodge

Masonic Lodge

This article is about the Masonic term for a membership group. For buildings named Masonic Lodge, see Masonic Lodge A Masonic Lodge, often termed a Private Lodge or Constituent Lodge, is the basic organisation of Freemasonry...

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